Field Site

Schema

Name Data Type Comments Mandatory
geometry geometry
eno NUMBER GA internal unique identifier for the field site. Y
field_site_name VARCHAR2 GA preferred name for the field site. N
field_site_type VARCHAR2 The type of the field site (e.g. outcrop, mine, spring). N
field_site_purpose VARCHAR2 Purpose of information recorded about the field site. For example an appraisal of mineral, stratigraphic, metamorphic, igneous, structure; or the study of geochronology, fluid inclusion, petrology, natural resource management, geochemistry. N
project VARCHAR2 The project or field survey that the field site was a part of. N
country VARCHAR2 The name of the country in which the field site is located. N
state VARCHAR2 The name of the Australian state in which the field site is located. N
location_description VARCHAR2 Description of the field site location (e.g. 300 metres south of Andamooka homestead). N
longitude_gda94 NUMBER Longitude in decimal degrees for GDA94 Datum, expressed as a positive value eastern hemisphere. N
latitude_gda94 NUMBER Latitude in decimal degrees for GDA94 Datum, expressed as a negative for southern hemisphere. N
elevation_ahd NUMBER Elevation or Z dimension of location geometry where present in metres for Australian Height Datum. N
region_name VARCHAR2 A 2D region of the Earth’s surface of broadly cohesive geology. The region may correspond to the extent of a 3D geological province at the Earth surface. N
originator VARCHAR2 Name of the person who visited or observed the field site. The person may be an internal (GA employee) or external (non-GA employee) contact. N
observation_date DATE Date the field site was visited or observed. N
remark VARCHAR2 Remark about the field site. N
earth_materials CHAR Number of earth material observations for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
stratigraphy CHAR Number of stratigraphy observations for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
structural_measurements CHAR Number of structural observations for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
inorganic_geochemistry CHAR Number of inorganic geochemistry analyses for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
organic_geochemistry CHAR Number of organic geochemistry analyses for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
shrimp_geochronology CHAR Number of geochronology analyses for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
hydrochemistry CHAR Number of hydrochemistry analyses for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
rock_properties CHAR Number of rock property measurements for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
stored_specimens CHAR Number of specimens collected from the field site, stored by Geoscience Australia. N
thin_sections CHAR Number of thin sections taken from field site specimens for which data exists in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
isotopes CHAR Number of isotope analyses for the field site, held in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases. N
other_sample_data CHAR Number of records in Geoscience Australia's observation and analytical databases for other field site sample data. N
linked_files CHAR Links to associated files (eg, images, videos, documents) N